For the fourth consecutive year, Maule Alimenta and the Fortalece Pyme Program held AgroTech Maule, a meeting point for the agricultural and agro-industrial sector of the region, which in its 2022 version returned to face-to-face events to link the technological needs of private individuals with the offer of products and services available in the national market.
The event, free to the public, took place today at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Talca, on its Curicó campus, and included three stages: a pavilion with stands of technology providers with demonstrations of machinery, technical talks and a food truck park to feed participants.
Regarding the topics discussed at AgroTech Maule, the Regional Director of Corfo Maule, Paulina Campos, said that “For Corfo, it is of utmost importance to provide support for automation, digitalization and robotics initiatives for companies. In Maule, this role is played by our Fortalece Pyme and Maule Alimenta projects, the latter carrying out the complex task of identifying the needs of the Agroindustry, and then linking them with service and technology providers that can enhance their development in these areas.”
Meanwhile, the Executive Director of the Digital Assistance Network Strengthens SMEs Maule, Paula Gajardo Tapia commented, "Each season has its own particularity and in view of the need for technological solutions that support agriculture and the agroindustry of our region, we are committed to holding this event that allows us to meet new technological providers, meet around topics of interest to the sector and discuss the challenges that lie ahead."
For his part, the Manager of Maule Alimenta, Felipe Torti Solar, expressed “Active listening to companies is one of the fundamental pillars of Maule Alimenta, and precisely through this permanent practice, our program can be in tune with the needs of our Agroindustry, with the lack of access and connection with service and technology providers being one of the most recurrent pains of companies in recent years, which we try to solve through Agrotech Maule.”
In this regard, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Talca, Javier Muñoz, expressed “This high-level meeting is in line with our daily efforts to develop technological solutions, in this case for agroindustry and agriculture. We see the opportunity to generate joint work between academia, the public and private sectors in order to grow regional economic activity.”
The event welcomed a hundred representatives of agricultural and agro-industry companies from Maule, who were able to learn first-hand about the latest developments in equipment, water resource management, energy efficiency, waste reuse, automation and optimization, among others, present in more than 40 stands.
